Letters: Lanterns on the Awa 'a brilliant community success' 12 May, 2021 05:00 PM 3 minutes to read Lanterns on the Awa festival lit up Whanganui on Saturday. Photo / Lewis Gardner Whanganui Chronicle Your reporter sadly understated the numbers who attended Saturday's Lanterns on the Awa (News, May 10). We were told by various experts that there were 3000-5000 over the course of the evening. ( Ed's note: The attendance figure came from a member of the NZ-China Friendship Society Whanganui branch) UCOL was not involved this year, but Chinese courtesy insists we honour Bronwyn Paul and her team who initiated and directed the event in 2018-19.